Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi officer stands alert as American naval soldiers monitor on the USNS Brunswick carrying evacuees from Sudan at Jeddah port, Saudi Arabia (Amr Nabil/AP/PA)

Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys to Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks aimed at firming up a shaky ceasefire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse.

The negotiations would be the first between Sudan’s military, led by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, since clashes broke out on April 15.

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